§ Commander Courtneyasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development if, for the convenience of hon. Members, he will give
192WDevelopment what was the tonnage of pipes, tubes and fittings exported for each year from 1953 to the latest year available, showing also the variations in tonnage and f.o.b. values per ton exported on the basis of 1953 equalling 100; and what information he has from international sources regarding how this compares year by year with that of exports from West Germany, France, Italy. Belgium-Luxembourg and Sweden.
§ Mr. du CannThe following is the information; the heading to the table defines the coverage.
details of the balance of trade for the year 1963 with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, East Germany, and China in the form adopted by him on 24th February, 1964.
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§ Mr. du CannThe following is the information:
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U.K. Trade, 1963 (£ thousand) Statistical Classification U.S.S.R. Poland Hungary Imports (c.i.f.) U.K. Exports (f.o.b.) Imports (c.i.f.) U.K. Exports (f.o.b.) Imports (c.i.f.) U.K. Exports (f.o.b.) Food and live animals 11,157 317 25,568 146 2,357 10 Of which:— Meat and meat preparations — — 16,634 — — — Dairy products and eggs — — 5,369 — — — Fish and fish preparations 1,672 — — — — — Cereals and cereal preparations 7,184 — — — — — Fruit and vegetables — — 1,083 — 950 — Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 1,874 — 2,274 — — — Beverages and Tobacco 24 5 38 43 31 9 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 54,563 3,106 8,909 2,939 105 1,071 Of which:— Hides, skins and furskins, undressed 10,359 — 1,226 — — — Wood lumber and cork 35,774 — 7,076 — — — Pulp and waste paper 2,586 — — — — — Textile fibres and their waste 3,507 2,947 — 2,529 — 830 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 1,651 — — —. — — Crude animal and vegetable materials, not elsewhere specified — — — — — — Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 1,332 54 5 91 — 10 Of which:— Petroleum and petroleum products 1,332 — — — — — Animal and vegetable oils and fats 564 3 4 125 — 8 Chemicals 1,805 9,220 1,388 3,457 98 1,444 Of which:— Chemical elements and compounds 876 4,473 — 1,411 — — Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials — 1,152 — — — — Fertilisers, manufactured — — — — — — Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins — 1,726 — 856 — — Other chemicals — 1,613 803 — — — Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 20,427 19,233 2,092 4,838 1,189 1,811 Of which:— Leather, leather manufactures, etc. 2,121 — — — — — Wood and cork manufactures 4,500 — — — — — Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles etc. — 3,052 — — — — Iron and steel 8,467 13,230 — 2,055 — 812 Non-ferrous metals 4,735 1,955 — — — — Machinery and transport equipment 407 21,734 711 13,105 281 2,273 Of which:— Machinery other than electric — 19,581 — 9,827 — 1,267 Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances — 2,091 — 2,309 — — Transport equipment — — — 969 — — Miscellaneous manufactured articles 669 1,208 1,436 1,179 1,715 424 Of which:— Scientific etc. instruments; photographic and optical goods, watches and clocks — — — 968 — — Commodities and transactions not classified according to kind 14 518 41 1,672 8 258 Total 90,961 55,398 40,191 27,594 5,783 7,319 RE-EXPORTS — 8,474 — 473 — 165 Balance of Trade -27,089 -12,124 + 1,701 196W
(£ thousand) Statistical Classification Bulgaria East Germany China Imports (c.i.f.) U.K. Exports (f.o.b.) Imports (c.i.f.) U.K. Exports (f.o.b.) Imports (c.i.f.) U.K. Exports (f.o.b.) Food and live animals 1,727 3 1,345 36 2,026 4 Of which:— Meat and meat preparations — — — — — — Dairy products and eggs — — — — — — Fish and fish preparations — — — — — — Cereals and cereal preparations — — — — — — Fruit and vegetables 1,517 — — — — — Sugar, sugar preparations and honey — — 1,264 — — — Beverages and Tobacco 1 4 1 18 — 12 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 420 68 339 124 9,849 2,352 Of which:— Hides, skins and furskins, undressed — — —. — 987 — Wood lumber and cork — — — — — — Pulp and waste paper — — — — — — Textile fibres and their waste — — — — 4,851 2,280 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap — — — — — — Crude animal and vegetable materials, not elsewhere specified — — — — 3,630 — Mineral fuels, lubricants and related material — — 251 124 — 8 Of which:— Petroleum and petroleum products — 3 —. — 368 — Animal and vegetable oils and fats 120 445 2,898 852 993 1,352 Chemicals — — —. — — — Of which:— Chemical elements and compounds — — — — — — Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials — — — — — — Fertilisers, manufactured — — 2,315 — — — Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins Other chemicals — — — — — — Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 1,187 428 862 2,308 4,530 4,091 Of which:— Leather, leather manufactures, etc. — — — — — — Wood and cork manufactures — — — — — — Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles etc. — — — — 2,690 858 Iron and steel — — — 1,478 — 2,899 Non-ferrous metals 806 — — — 1,225 — Machinery and transport equipment 12 1,073 776 3,097 16 4,908 Of which:— Machinery other than electric — 993 — 2,873 — 1,120 Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances Transport equipment — — — — — 3,085 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 188 50 1,038 84 746 380 Of which:— Scientific etc. instruments; photographic and optical goods, watches and clocks — — — — — — Commodities and transactions not classified according to kind — 24 20 227 2 75 Total 3,654 2,099 [...],532 6,869 18,529 13,182 RE-EXPORTS — 45 — 1,129 — 174 Balance of Trade -1,510 +466 -5,173